Most phenomena in nursing would be considered:

a. multicausal.
b. physical.
c. simple.
d. unique.


ANS: A
Multicausality is the recognition that a number of interrelating variables can be involved in causing a particular effect. Very few phenomena in nursing can be clearly pinned down to a single cause and a single effect.
Many factors enter into nursing phenomena, such as psychological, social, emotional, as well as physical. Multicausality is the recognition that a number of interrelating variables can be involved in causing a particular effect. Very few phenomena in nursing can be clearly pinned down to a single cause and a single effect.
Phenomena in nursing are usually quite complex. Multicausality is the recognition that a number of interrelating variables can be involved in causing a particular effect. Very few phenomena in nursing can be clearly pinned down to a single cause and a single effect.
Most phenomena are not unique, but observed in many situations. Multicausality is the recognition that a number of interrelating variables can be involved in causing a particular effect. Very few phenomena in nursing can be clearly pinned down to a single cause and a single effect.

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